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Cranberry•
StatiOnand Fiel otes
by J. RICHARD BEATTIE :
Extension (Cranberry Specialist!
Recent visitors to the State Bog
have seen some r e m a r k a b 1e
changes in its general appearance.
Three long dikes have been nearly
completed which sub-divide the bog
into four sections. A large shore
canal is being built to carry the
water to these areas. Flumes will
soon be installed so that the water
on each section can be handled in-
dependently of each other. We will
soon be in a position to conduct
some controlled experiments on
water management which has been
needed for many years.
For example, studies on the pro-
per handling of the flood waters
during the winter months can be
made. "Early water" versus "late
water" can be compared under con-
trol experiments. We need further
data on flash flooding during per-
iods of severe droughts. The pos-
sibility of "water raking" can be
investigated. These and many more
studies can now be made under
carefully controlled conditions. This
has long been the hope of Dr. Cross
and his staff as well as many
growers. We would like to a-p.
growers. We 'would like to ac-
knowledge at this time the excel-
lent work of Darrell Shepherd of
the Soil Conservation Service who
has been responsible for much of
the engineering and planning of
this particular construction pro-
ject. Mr. Shepherd has been ably
assisted by Oscar Johnson, Arnold
Lane, and Lloyd French. Mr.
French is with the Soil Conserva-
tion Service in Plymouth County.
Frost Season
The frost season is here again
and arrangements have been com-
pleted to send out frost warnings
Station Place Dial
A.M.
over the telephone and radio. The
Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' As-
sociation is again sponsoring the
telephone relay system. It is a
splendid service and one that
should receive greater grower sup-
port. There was a definite increase
in the number of subscribers last
year and we hope that a trend in
this respect has been established.
The following radio schedule sup-
plements the telephone frost warn-
ing service:
The Preliminary Keeping Quality
Forecast was prepared April 1 and
has been mailed tothe growers
through the County Agents offices.
It reads as follows: "Weather data
through March indicates fair to
poor keeping quality for early-
water cranberries in 1955. Growers
who have bogs that tend to produce
weak or tender fruit should con-
sider late holding of the flood or
spraying with fungicides during
bloom. "The need for high quality
fruit is obvious." It is essentially
the same as a year ago and certain-
ly the results justified that fore-
cast. The Final Keeping Quality
Forecast will be released early in
June. They are intended only as
guides and to that extent they
have been most helpful to the
growers who have used them.
It has been called to our atten
tion that the recommendations in
the new chart outlining the use
of dieldrin, aldrin, and heptachlor
for the control of grubs are not
as clear as they might be. We
would like to suggest the following
re-wording of these recommenda-
tions: Add 2-3/4 qts. of dieldrin
emulsifiable concentrate containing
peetsemulsifiable concentrate containing
Afternoon Evening
F.M.
WEEI Boston 590 K 103.3 mg. 2:00 9:30
WBZ Boston 1030 K 92.9 mg. 2:30 9:00 Sun.-Fri.
9:30 Sat.
WOCB W. Yarmouth 1240 K 94.3 mg. 3:00 9:30
WBSM New Bedford 1230 K 97.3 mg. 3:30 9:00
—1--/2 lbs. per gallon to 100 gallons
of water and apply 800-1000 gal-
ions per acre, or add 2 qts. of
'aldrin or heptachlor containing
2 Ibs. per gallon to 100 gallons of
water and apply 800-1000 gallons
per acre. Professor. "Bill" Tomlin
son has found that it requires ap
proximately 10 lbs. of actual ma
terial per acre toget the desired
1results and these formulations are
based on his studies.
Dr. F. B. Chandler is doing some
very interesting work on drainage.
He has been experimenting with
perforated plastic pipe which can
be drawn through the bog soil by
means of special equipment. The
cost is very reasonable and it
would seem that this new technique
should relieve the drainage prob
lm on many bogs. Growers inter
ested would do well to discuss this
work with Dr. Chandler.
Irving Demoranville and "Joe"
Kelley have been making some
very careful analysis of berries
stored under various conditions.
While this study is preliminary in
nature the results so far have been
very enlightening. More work in
this field has been planned by Dr.
Cross and the results should add
considerably to our knowledge.
Frank Crandon, President of the
Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' As
ociation, announces that the
Spring Meeting of the Association
will be held April 21 at the Wareham
Town Hall beginning at 1:30
mn. The program will be some-
deet f ree e
different fro recent years.
It is designed to be of interest to
the women folk as well as the men
and will feature a special evening
of entertainment for all membeZrs
f the family.
n A A1
eron sw ty
Cranberry Specialist and Grower
B. S. M. S. University of Wisconsin
EAGLE RIVER, WISCONSIN
1. Growers supplies of all kinds
2. Vines for sale: Searls, Jumbo,
Howes McFarlin. All highest
quality-state inspected.
3. Hail insurance
. Hail insuan
4. Management and consultation by
year or individual assignment.
5. Interested purchasing cranberry
properties in Wisconsin.
6. Custom marsh work of any nature.
Three
April Brothers.,
ENJOY ADDED PROFITS N.J.prilN.J. EatmorBrothersCanners
WITH A SPEE-DEE . Expand
Bridgeton, N. J.-Morris Apiil
~~~~~~~CRAY 11MN~~~BERR|Brothers, canner of Eatmor Cran
berry Sauce, has announced the
Pl9l 1 8~lM^ R~MAfC^^~USNC opening of a new warehouse at theFILLBING MACHINE H company's plant in Tuckahoe, N.
J. The new building with 126,000
cubic feet of storage space, can
IMTHE SPEE-DEE FILLER IS accommodate 120,000 cases of cran-
SMOOTH & QUIET, LOW IN berry sauce.
' lll ~ ~The expansion is the result of
PRICE and UP-KEEP, TOO. increased production schedules set
up to keep pace with growing sales
Fills 28 to 48 to more pacakages for the new line. In the short space
per minute. of one year Eatmor Crnaberry
,fl f rSauce has gained a sizeable share
of the national market. According
SPEE-DEE FILLER to Morris April, president of the
For information write
firm, prospects for the up-coming
season are "very bright."
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~PAULTRI KIIA l-COT The new warehouse expectedPaUL L. KARST*RO M Cnul vto eliminate a storage problem r.hat
1816 W. 74th St. Chicago 36, Ill. arose when the firm added new
canning facilities last fall. In ad-
Also distributors of CMC Automatic Cartoner dition to providing much-needed
storage space the new building features
modern loading docks for
April's fleet of trucks. The old
~T:5 ~is1:1 T RD D1C8 RD area, indicates,
WCe loading April will . Y.LO1e1 a XI rll Ll | be used for another canning line.
Lnl
is the best cranberry picker we have ever built. F
Farm CCosts Decline
Agricultural Secretary Benson
Our newest teeth (or tines) eliminates all bruisingthinks Secretary 19
farmer Beno
and are so strong as to make breakage a rare occasion. i e cose to the 1 ee e
will be close to the 1954 level. He
adds farmers' costs are starting to
Our new handle-controlled depth gage regulates sow some decline.
the heighth of the teeth above the ground at a moments
notice, so that it makes no difference if your vines are
low along the shore or rank in the center. Dodge "JOB-RATED" Truck
Our new striper device, mounted on the redesigned Trucks that fit the job
conveyor, practically eliminates plugging, due to And a Better Deal for the
humps or whorls left in your bog by handscooping.
Man at the Wheel.
There are fifteen other changes over last year's SE
fine model, involving better drive, better clutching, SE
larger shafts and bearings, improved balance and HAVE MORE
longer life. SAVE MORE
STAKE -PICK-UP -PANEL
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Western Pickers, Inc. '/2 3/4-1to 4ton
Western
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East Wareham, Mass.
Coos Bay, Oregon
Tel. Wareham 63-R
Four
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Issue of April 1955 -Vol. 19 No. 12
Published monthly at The Courier Print Shop, Main St., Wareham, Massachusetts. Subscribtion, $3.00 per year.
Entered as second-class matter January 26, 1943, at the post-o ffice at Wareham, Massachusetts, under the Act of March 3, 1878
FRESH FROM THE FIELDS
MASSACHUSETTS
April Drier, Warmer
Precipitation up to April 20th
was 1.08 inches, a little below
was ihes, a bow
normal. TeAverage for the mon
month to the same date were con-
month to the same date were con-
siderably a rm
degrees a day. Warmest day
the month was the 12th with a
78 degree and the coldest the
9th with a 28. These readings were
taken in the shelter at the State
~~Bog.
No Frost Warnings
No frost warnings had been
given up to the same date.
Keeping Quality
If the entire month of April
remains dry it will aid in keeping
quality and a littl cooler weather
would also help, in the opinion of
Dr. Cross.
March Sunshine
March sunshine was good, but
the sunshine in this month is not
a very important factor. Next
month, May, it is of considerable
value if sufficient.
NEW JERSEY
NYE JERSE
Dr. Chester Cross visited the
Double Trouble bogs at Toms River
and spoke to the Ocean County
Cranberry Club on the evening of
April 14. Dr. Cross presented a
strong case for holding the winter
flood until May 20 or June 1 (in
Massachusetts), if this is combined
with frequent drainage of the flood
during the winter when the wea-
ther is not severely cold. He com-
mended Dr. Bergman for his con-
tribution to the cranberry industry
in regard to oxygen deficiency
injury.
Joseph Palmer of Tuckerton has
been made manager of the exten-
sive Switlik bogs. Mr. Palmer also
has his own bogs at Wading River.
March Weather
According to the records at e
Cranberry and Blueberry Research
Laboratory, March was just a lit-
t above normal in rainfall and
temperature. The rainfall for the
month was 4.66 inches compared
with a normal of 3.59 inches. The
average temperature was 42.8 de-
grees compared with a normal of
~42.1
degrees.
There were only two days with
the maximum temperature reach-
ing 70 degrees or abov (73 degrees
on the 10th and 70 dgrees on the
11th). There was a cold period
when the minimum for the night
fell to 14 degrees on the 7th and
15degrees on the 8th. There was
another cold wave when the mini-
mum fell to 19 degrees on the
20th. Fortunately each of these
cold periods was preceded by 2
days of cool weather with cold
nights so that buds had a chance
to harden.
WISCONSIN
—
Warehouses Burned
The Warehouses of William J.
Harkner, Millston, Wisconsin was
totally destroyed by fire on the
morning of March 10th. This is
the fourth warehouse in the south-
ern area to be destroyed by fire
in the last eighteen months. Each
loss was covered by insurance,
Last of March Cold
A total of eleven inches of snow
fell on the cranberry areas on Mar.
21 and 22. The southern marshes
had been free of snow for about a
week prior, but the northern
WiS —
Compiled by C.J. H
marshes had eight to ten inches
of snow when the storm hit. This
was the heaviest fall of the season.
The last of March found temper
atures averaging ten degrees be
low normal. The entire month had
average temperatures, but above
normal. The entire month had
nomal The entire month had
average temperatures, but above
normal precipitation in the form
of rain and snow. Reservoirs were
reported filing in mid-March.
Chances of Oxygen Deficiency
And Winterkill
With the possible chance of vine
injury from oxygen deficiency,
water was being pulled from under
the ice and snow the latter part
of March. Tests had shown oxygen
falling dangerously low.
More Growers Returned From
Winter Vacations
Most growers have returned
from their winter vacations and
are now busily planning their
marsh operations for the coming
year.
WASHINGTON
March a Wet Month
Weather during the month of
March was rather wet. With the
exception of about a week it rained
most of the time. During this
period the temperature dipped low.
The maximum for the month was
59 degrees F. and the minimum was
21 degrees. The averages respec
tively were around 46F. and 36F.
The percent of relative humidity
varied from 100 percent down to 32
percent, with an average of approximately
60 percent.
Herbicide Applications
At the Experiment Station at
Long Beach spring fertilizer applications
have been made, and a
FPlw
scalped area for planting has been
prepared and there have been a
few herbicide applications. The in-
tention is to wait and apply some
of the new herbicides when weeds
emerge.
Extensive work is planned this
season for control of "Winterkill."
On a few plots, Phygon, Fermate
and Captan showed some promise
Isolations and inoculations are still
being made to determine cause.
Plots have been made to determine
if nutrition is a factor. No recom-
mendations have been made as yet.
' .
OREGON
Cold Spring, Rain Short
It has been a cold spring here,
with consequent little advancement
of the coming crop. There were
frosts April 4th and 15th. The
rain supply is short for the year.
Sanding by Pump
L. M. Kranick sanded his bog
with a sand pump, using small pon-
toons to float the pipe which car-
ried the 'sand filled with water.
The sand settled well, making a
good, even layer.
'
Putting the Bee
In Cranberries
—
(Reprinted with special permission
from "Report from Rutgers," publication
of the State University of New Jersey.)
A busy Rutgers scientist and
millions of even busier bees make
up a brains-plus-brawn combina-
tion that could have meant New
Jersey's biggest cranberry crop in
history this fall-and a long-term
outlook for cranberry production
as dazzling at the iridesence of the
wings of the bees themselves.
The bees did their part, but the
weatherman didn't. The heaviest
'set' of blossoms in the history of
the Jersey cranberry business was
lost by the dry weather and the
encouragement it gave to a cranberry
blight called 'scald'.
Entomologist Robert S. Filnmer
of the State University's Agricultural
Experiment Station is the
man whose continuing research
showed that the low 16-barrel-per
acre Jersey crop (Massachusetts
gets 2 Wisconsin 54) was prig
manly due to sub-par pollinat
of the cranberry blossoms by the
honey bees who do man this favor
Dr. Filmer examines a blueberry bush.
Six
while providing for their own in-friends the bees could have pushed
terest. the state average above 20 barrels Minot Food
Wild h o n e yb e e s, traditional per acre for the first time. And
helpers of Jersey growers, have that's only the beginning. Some-
Packers Expand
been diminishing as controlled day, the Rutgers scientist predicts,
burning and other advanced for-100 barrels will be possible -a Minot Food Packers, Inc., has
estry practices have reduced the seven-time multiplication of this announced the purchase of the ad-
underbrush which typically sur-$1,750,000' Jersey crop.--. ...
rounds most of the b'ogs. Its a combination that figures joining American Can Company
It's a combination that fgures
It's . comlbina8tion Ith .l... ~ building in Bridgeton, N. J. The
Put back the bees and they'll to make everyone happy. The J. The
put back the berries. That was honeybees consider cranberry pol-building, formerly a warehouse,
Dr. Filmer's advice. Experimental ln a delicacy. Dr. Filmer <s an contains approximately 70,000 sq.
plots where domesticated "pack-entomologist, delights to see man feet. This will enable Minot, priaged
bees" were placed at one and insect teaming up so happily marily Packers of Cranberry Sauce
colony per acre showed yields 50 together. And no one will be hap-ad Sweet Potatoes to expand
per cent above the state average. .
p pier than the cranberry growers, their operations. They will add new
Doubling the bee poulation (up to
the vicinity of 100,000 bees per even though learning to handle items to their line-and engage in
acre) hiked cranberry production colonies of packaged bees may Custom Packing. They are also
another 60 per cent. find some of them eating their contemplating leasing portions of
Dr. Filmer's thoroughly-satisfied cranberries standing up! the building for warehouse space.
The Rutgers entomologist is shown with an open hive of bees.
Seven
Equ~ipmen ~ and simple equipment such
Development~Development~~of Equipment for Developmentaxes,of shovels,for wheelbarrows
If ftools as Equipment
(Cranberries January 1950) and
The Cranberry Industry wagons. Now in some sections
where there are no stumps it is
By F. B. Chandler ditches. The next most used equip-p
possible to build bogs with large
For many thousand years man ment has a wheel and the cran-brush breaker plows followed by
has been developing tools and berry industry has the wheel on heavy disc cultivators. In locaequipment
to make his tasks easier many items, such as the wheel-tions where it is too stumpy to
or to complete them in less time. barrow illustrated in Massachu-plow, the top is turned over and
In prehistoric times this must have setts Bulletin 447. The body of the the stumps removed with power
consisted of development of tools cranberry wheelbarrow is slightly clam shovels illustrated in Massaand
equipment that we now take different from the general purpose chusetts 447, page 11, Cranber/es
for granted, such as axes and type. In some places two wheeled October 1944, page 14, October
wheels. The development of equip-carts are used, illustrated in Ore-946, page 8 and December 946
ment for the cranberry industry in gon Bul. 225 and Washington Bul. page 17. Bulldozers are also used
the middle of the twentieth cen-230. The wheel on a track is also the construction of bogs or the
in the construction of or the
tu-y is complicated to preform used. In the East, the truck (nar-dikes that surround them. Illustasks
such as harvesting and sort-row gauge) is temporary and used trations of bulldozers at work will
ing of the berries. It is difficult or for building bog or for sanding, be found in Cranberries February
impossible to write a story about and occasionally for ditch cleaning. 1946, page 14, Apr-il 1946, page 6
tools or equipment and correctly The exception and July 1953, page 15.
to this is the Eda-n Jl
credit the person or persons who ville Railroad in Carver which is
have done the inventing and the permanently located around the Vine Setting
exact time of the invention. It is bog and is used to take the tools, Setting of vines on the new bog
even difficult to know-when other, equipment, boxes and the men to has varied greatly from the begin-
development; have been adapted the bog and to haul the crop to in when sods were set. Later
to the cranberry industry. to the screenhouse (Cranberries a few vines were set with a lon-
Cranberry Tool Development June and October 1946). On the pole from a standing position. A
Coast the track (usuallyer of hand tools wee dve
It would appear that the develop-Pacific
4noed about the turn of the century
nent of tools for cranberry work standard gauge) is built into the oled about the turn of the century
has developed in the same way, bog and used to transport all small which would set more than one hill
from the simplest cutting tool be-tools, boxes, etc., to and from the at a time. Hand operated discs
cause somewhat special cutting bog. West coast growers usually were developed about 1906 in Wistools
were needed for the building have the sprayer mounted on small cns (Wsconsin Bul. 119). The
of the bog, such as the turf axe flat cars. dc principe ws deepe t
and the long narrow shovel some-In the nineteenth century bogs er rin equ en which has
.a ilbeen pictured in Cranberries Au
.n
times used to cut the edge of the were probably built with anly a fewrs A-
gust 1947, p. 15 and 16, October
_ --' ----1947, page 13 and 14 and July 1948,
page 10. In Wisconsin angle irons
added to cleats aAttentionLOn^~~ Jcrawling tractor to make a vine
Special Attention to the Needs are wooden on
setter, Cranberries July 1948, page
of Cranberry Growers
11.
* *: * Ditches and Flumes
Ditches were cut by hand with
REDWOOD FLUME LUMBER
shovels, axes and turf axes in the
in stock bogs built many years ago. The
*d:^~~~~~*present * day ditches may be dug
with the power shovel and some
Construction Grade Redwood are lined with boards, Cranberries
Spruce Fir October 1953, page 21. Ditches are
needed in all bogs for drainage and
H-ardware in many bogs they may be used
Paints Roofing for irrigation. In bogs located on
Milwor k the West Coast the main ditcheswiorllwVo~r~k~ may have tide gates, two kinds of
r. iW. nnu~~uuuur~L*uun~ 6which are shown in Oregon Bul.
U
E. W. GOODHUE LUMBER CO. 157.
Flumes are necessary to control
Middleboro Rd. Cambridge St. the flow of water and in recent
E. Freetown Middleboro
Tel. Rochester, Rockwell 38811 Tel. 1123 years we have seen the develop_
ment of metal flumes which to
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"Rolligon" tire and is made in several sizes. A test vehicle has been used in Massachusetts on the Crandon
and Pierce bogs to see if this tire is suitable for use on cranberry equipment. The new, strange-looking piece
of apparatus is shown on the bog. In a "test" it was used to clean ditches, but what the ultimate use of the
roller will be in the cranberry industry remains to be seen.
some extent have replaced the
old wooden ones. This type of
fiume was pictured in Cranberries
March 1947, page 7 and May 1947,
page 19. Regardless of the type
of flume, it is difficult to put in
planks or to remove them after
dark, so a Massachusetts woman
invented an attachment for a flash
light which would 'light the way',
see Cranberries August 1954, page
20.
Diteh cleaning has been a great
problem. Many ditches have been
cleaned with a shovel and the
debris has been carried away on a
stretcher. The cleaning of ditches
has varied from this primitive
method to power shovels and rail-
roads, with all of the possible in-
termediate conveniences between
the two methods. Probably the
most rapid and convenient method
of cleaning ditches near the shore
or dike is with endless buckets at-
tached to a crawler tractor, Cran-
tached trator,o a cralerCrn-
berries July 1950, page 9. This is
a recent development of an old
ditch cleaner illustrated in Oregon
Bul. 157. Such equipment removed
the debris from the ditch and puts
it in the middle of the dike. The
best method of cleaning ditches not
adjacent to the shores or the dikes,
appears to be with a dragline which
is arranged to dump into a truck,
a Massachusetts development.
Equipment of this type permits
cleaning of the ditches without
damage to the cranberry vines and
without rehandling the debris.
Irrigation
Irrigation in many of the level
bogs is accomplished by flooding
for a short period. On bogs which
are not level, cranberry growers
have used sprinkler systems of
all types, from the Skinner, Giant
Heads and small heads. Photo-
graphs of some of these have been
published in Cranberries September
1944, page 11, March 1945, page
8, June 1953, page 10, July 1953,
8, Jne 1953 page 0, July1953, n r 0
page 11 and April 1954, page 21.
(CRANBERRIES Photo)
With irrigation has come a greater
need for water and this has increased
the number of pumping
systems. The first pumping sys
tems were with steam engines.
These were later changed to one-
cylinder engines. Now most motors
are quite modern, some electric,
some industrial engines both Diesel
and gasoline, some automobile engines
and some air cooled motors.
These motors operate many different
types of pumps, some of
which have been developed for the
cranberry industry, such as the
Malde and Bailey, also others
which have been developed for
other industry, such as Lawrence,
Gray-Aldrich and Ward. Pictures
and efficiency curves of these
pumps will be found in Contribution
No. 3 of Massachusetts. Some
of the pumps have been conneted
t owells, Cranberries August 1948,
page 10, and others have been con
nected to small
tosmall ho
ncted wterwater holes while
others get water from lakes or
Nine
streams. A few pumps are float-Drainage
ing such as the one pictured in Drainage is as important as ir-
Cranberries April 1950, page 14. rigation and when irrigation is
used, drainage, or the removal of
water, is even more important. In
some cases drainage has been ac-
complished with a ditch and in
some cases with tile. Peat-lands
in Indiana and Michigan have been
_'~l~' with plows. One of
u ~drained mole
-) —i' the recent developments in Massa-
• _/\~ chusetts has been the use of plastic
/ r3' tubing drawn in a mole drain or
*A proven record of applied in an opening made with
^fairtreatment for special attachment to a subsoil
over 35 yearLs plow.
* Land Bank Loans Prunin
a lump sum The cutting of runners, called
* You borrow from an outfit pruning, was accomplished with a
that's owned and managed by knife rake and still is commonly
farmers like yourself used. Later a number of knives
e m d bn to w s
were mounted between two wheels
National Farm Loan and called a machine. Both of
. * .
Association of Bridgewater these are illustrated in Massachu-
10 StreetMain setts Bul. 447, page 26. Wisconsin10 Main Street has developed a pruning machine
Bridgewater, Mass. attaching knives to a side de-
Servicing Plymouth, Norfolk livery rake, Cranberries September
and Barnstable Counties .a
growers have developed a pruner
Tel. Bridgewater 5377 with vertical cutter bars. Cranber-
ries March 1955, page 14.
FORFOlR THE BEST I Weed Control
•~___ ~ Thr hav be anmeoffrom
IN FARM FINANCING There have been m
1 _iznventions or improvements of
_ur~iBJ eequipment for weed control. Mas-
* *;~ * sachusetts growers have applied
N£'~cIJ^;I^^^B^T77yl' sachusetts growers have applied
growersf .. app i,ed
herbicides with a "hockey stick".
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"It ain't no use putting up your umbrella
'l, i rn. ,,
'til it rains."
BUT you better buy that umbrella before it
is needed.
..„ .,~~~~~One
The same is pretty much true of insurance.
Eben A. Thacher
Brewer & Lord
fOr~~~v~eweroJtr Q ~
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INSURANCE
40 Broad Street, Boston, Mass.
Telephone: Hancock 6-0830
Ten
In Oregon the "Bates Oiler", a
rake-like tool, applies oil below the
vines. In Washington kerosene or
Stoddard is applied with a "Crowley
Oiler" or a "Crowley Oiler,
Jr." The latter equipment consists
of a tank, small pump, gasoline
engine, hose and spray nozzle
mounted on a wheelbarrow frame.
Ii Massachusetts oil delivery tank
trucks have been adapted to deliver
oil on the weeds from the
dike. For cutting weeds Wisconsin
developed whirling knives which
a ea
are carried by two men or mounted
on wheels to be operated by one
man, Cranberries October 1953,
on the "Bridge", a large piece of
eie
d
to ditch and permits weed cutting
without operating on the bog. Pictures
of the "Bridge" were pub
tures of the Brdge were pub
lished in Cranberries November
i in n i
1950, page 10-11.
Spraying, Dusting
The equipment for spraying
cranberries pictured in 1905 in a
horse
b n c d of a
agon, two barrels one with a
pump), and a three man crew.
There has been a great change
that to the equipment on
small flat cars, Cranberries July
1950, page 7 and November 1953,
page 8. Also long booms have
been developed which will spray
y or moe feet a oe te,
thirty or more feet at .one time,
as pictured in Cranberries September
1945, page 21. The University
of Massachusetts developed an experimental
tractor which would
perimental tactor which would
spray bogs. This tractor would al
so cross some of the ditches with
out planks, see Cranberries, Sep
tember 1950, page 14. Between the
barrel sprayer with the hand pump
and the present equipment there
have been stationary and semi-
stationary spray arrangements.
of the latter for cyanide spray
ing is istre ater in Massachusetts
ing is illustrated in Massachusetts
Bul. 447. Dusting has had a greatchange from the small power dust
ers to the present aircraft. The
straight wing airplane is very commonly
used, Cranberries July 1946,
page 10 and Cover Aug. 1947, also
page 14). In Massachusetts the
helicopter is used for dusting many
acres, Massachusetts Bul. 447, page
29 and Cranberries January 1947,
(Continued on Page 12)
ISSUE OF APRIL 1955
Vol. 19-No. 12
INDICTMENT
THE Federal Grand Jury sitting at Bos-
ton returned a criminal indictment
April 8th against National Cranberry As-
sociation, A. D. Makepeace Company,
United Cape Cod Cranberry Company, M.
L. Urann and John C. Makepeace, charging
that they conspired to violate the Antitrust
laws in four respects. The violations
related only to cranberry products and not
to fresh cranberries.
If the defendents are found guilty on
all four counts they may be fined as much
as $20,000 each although Mr. Makepeace
and Mr. Urann might under the law receive
jail sentences if found guilty. Such sentences
are not often imposed in these cases.
We wonder why the Government
seems to have it in for the cranberry
industry? Do we deserve it as an industry
or do we not?
"CRANSWEET"
___RAI__SWILA
NEW cranberry production has begun.
This is "Cransweets." One of the
newest things in the food industry. This is
being put out by The Cransweet Corporation
of Eagle River, Wisconsin, of which
Vernon Goldsworthy is president. We have
been sent samples of the several products
and found them excellent. In fact, our
whole staff here sampled them. The agreement
was unanimous.
INTERESTING EXPERIMENT
AT MASS. STATE BOG
IT IS a most interesting experiment which
is being tried at the Cranberry Ex-
periment Station at East Wareham, Massachusetts.
That is dividing the bog into
four about equal sections. This will permit
a number of experiments, including water
raking with various types of pickers. Each
section can be individually controlled. All
this should advance the general knowledge
of cranberry growing.
~of~ cranberry
growing~._
20 YEARS
THE next issue of this magazine will
be the 20-year mark. During these 20
years we have tried to give all the possible
information. We have published scientific
CRANBERRIES -WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
Subscription $3.00 per year
Advertising rates upon application
Editor and Publisher
A
EDITH S. HALL-Associate Editor
CORRESPONDENTS-ADVISORS
Wisconsin
LEO A. SORENSON
Wisconsin Rapids
Washington-Oregon
QCHARLES C. DOUGHTY
Cranberry Specialist
Long Beach, Wash.
ETHEL M. KRANICK
B
DR. CHESTER E. CROSS
Director Mass. Cranberry Experiment Station
East Wareham Mass.
BERTRAM TOMLINSON
Barnstable County Agricultural Agent
Barnstable Mass.
New Jersey
CHARLES A. DOEHLERT
P. E. MARUCCI
New Jersey Cranberry and Blueberry Station
Pemberton, New Jersey
articles. Articles about individuals. Personal
items. In other words we have tried
to serve the industry to its best possible
advantage.
BIftTM
E~quipment =-much time and thought by the in-stripped down automobiles and magenious.
The equipment developed chines to load them. In Wisconsin
(Continued from Page 10) fo: sanding would make 'a good most of the sand is applied on
page 13, July 1947, cover, page 15-study which would more than fill ice and the equipment has been de17
and October 1947, page 16, pic-one issue of the magazine, and for signed to get even layers of sand.
ture helicopters in action. that reason it will not be possible There have been some interesting
Sanding to mention all the developments. water methods of sanding. New Jer-
The application of sand to the Recently in Massachusetts the sey had a flat bottom boat which
bog is expensive and time consum-sand has been applied dry and the deposited the sand in the water.
ing, and therefore has received equipment has consisted chiefly of In Washington they have moved
....._ _ _____ ____ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ ~the sand up to two miles in pipes
-I~ -i water. have also done
-with They
W4~~ some sanding from scows.
C ; Pe DAD ,DV There many in-
I E ! have been more
~i'~kWIj-Y~4'< genious developments by the cran~¢~<~~
~~ growers
~;~berry in frost protection,
Ti<"~ci -K. lY harvesting, screening, storage and
f yshipping. Time and space have
E T C not permitted the presentation of
these subject. However, it is evident
that the cranberry grower enjyes
many of the mechanical de
velopments of the present day.
Irrigation Firm Opens
Eastern Headquarters
W. R. Ames Company, manufacmachine..
~~~~turer of portable irrigation systens,
has established regional sales
G6. &L'Gi~RANBERRVY B0~e PRUWRand distribution headquarters in
The C & LBO" Indiana. Foss
PRUNING MACHINE not onlIndianapolis, Ray
also . . . casesin a has joined the organization to head
many . . good
If you want to prune right ...
up the new office as District Sales
USE THE C & L PRUNING MACHINE l Manager for the cast-central and
north-eastern states.
If you want to prune at the lowest cost . Ames' Indianapolis branchwill
maintain a large stock or irriga-
USE THE Ct & Ld RUNIet Acht, Maah tt tion equipment and will provide
S
sales and technical assistance to
If you want to prune with no damage to the bog... distributors and their dealers.
Tel. New Bedford2 a firms both on the Paci-r
3-4 irrigation
USE THE C & L PRUNING MACHINE fic Coast and in the New ork-N
England areas. He has also spent
The C & L PRU'NING MACHINE not only does it right, with considerable .time establishing irri
the minimum cost, the least damage and in the quickest time, it
also ... in a good many cases ... has increased the cr-op because gation equipment dealership and
it opened up the vines so the sun could get in. training sales personnel.
For further informration call either ... The new Ames office is located at
FRANKK P. CRANDON HERBERT C. LEONARD 1 14 South West' Streeet, Indian-
Rockwell 3-5526 New Bedford 3-4332n apolis. With plants in San Fran-
C Or I A [n'dIIIT O an cisco Tampaand Tampa, Ames manufac-
C. &L. EQUIPMEngT CO.
tures a complete line of portable191 Leonard Street Acushnet, Massachusetts equipment for sprinkler, -furrow
Tel.-New Bedford 3-4332 and flood irrigation. The firm was
______________________________________________________________________ established in 1910.
l IIIlilihiI Ii
dence, as do most of the staff at ll;lllilllll il'lillll lltlU
Mass. Station
WorkerI as Checkd
Worker Has Checked
Contless B erries
ouness
Berries
He is Irving E. Demoran-
ville, Laboratory Assistant-
Task -Ra I
TaskReally Important.
How many thousands of cranber-
:ies have been handled since 1952
-ries have been handled since 1952
by Irving E. Demoranville, labora-
tory assistant at the Cranberry Ex-
periment Station, East Wareham,
Massachusetts, he has no idea. But
the count would be rather astound-
ing as he weighs, checks and ex-
amines for various reasons much
fruit in the course of a year. And
keen on his work, be-
he isis on his be-
he veryvery keen
cause he has the inquiring mind of
a researcher.
Demoranville, most recent full-
time, addition to the Experinent ,
Station staff, April 1, 1952, is an
invaluable assistant to others there
He was born in Dartmouth, Massachuretts,
January 24, 1925 theW
the.Station. :He is married to the j
former Rita Vailencourt of Dartnmouth,
and they make their home
on Great Neck Road, East Ware-=
ham. Mr. and Mrs. Demoranville
have one child, a daughter Carolyn,
ii months. *
e is a member of the Freeton
Grange. As to his spart time he
likes hunting, reading (fiction) and
is a stamp collector "after a fash
s he hs not pursued this
ion,' as he has not pursued this U
'ular hobby very long.
a. articular hobby very long.
"Dee" says his boss, Station Director
Css "offers to all of us
here great help-intelligent help.
He is a most valuable addition to
the staff."
Many a man has to go broke *
before deciding to break his bad *
"Ask
The
rower
rowe
Who
Belongs"i
Belongs"
I
CRANBERRY GROWERS, Inc. 1
Mead-Witter Bldg.
^^ lwisCOnsinRapids,WiSCOnsin
Rapids,
_______hin
People who don't know the g
value of money seldom have any. ltlifflIlllllll1111IIIIIIIII1111111IIIIIIIIII
son of M hr. Irving A. De-
and Mrs.
moranville. His father is a cran
berry grower with 71f acresof
bog in Freetown. So he is no
stranger to cranberry growing.
After being graduated from
MDartmouth Hrigh School he er tered1
the University of Massachusetts
at Amherst. He majored in horti
culture, receiving his B. S. degree
in 1951 and his M. S. in 1952.
During the summer of 1950 he as-
sisted Dr. H. F. Bergman, USDA
Senior pathologist, (now retired)
a'; theState Bog doing pathological
Bog doing pathological
a; the State
work in the laboratory.
;Entering full-time work at the
Statiheassisted B.
has Dr. F.
of salt water (hurricane) studies;
Dr. C. E. Cross in weed control
studies; Prof. John S. Bailey in
small fruit studies, and also Dr
Bergman. He has assisted in stud
ies in the growth of Early Blacks
and of Late Howes.
At the tie tthis story was writ-
ten he was engaged in checking
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E W Y
TRUFANT STRAIGHT-LINE PUMPS
This is the simplest Trufant pump setup just the pump,
piping and one fully-automatic discharge valve. Yet it can be
made reversible at any time by adding a second discharge valve
and controls both valves. The dike may be wide or narrow.
By pushing the water through the dike rather than lifting it
over the top (or over flashboards) you pump against the lowest
possible head at all times. There is no power-wasting fountain
or cascade. No spectacular display, just power purposefully used.
PREFABRICATED FLUMES BOG RAILROADS
A. TRUFANT
berries, studying the effect of pick-RUSSELL
ing machines as concerned bruising. L h ar Aac
Mr. Demoranville now lives close Carver 64-11 North Carver, Mass.
to his work in his place of resi
:.lkrteea
chine has been ruling the bog with Consider those growers' who,
Equipment Buying
an iron hand, figuratively and lit-though small, have acquired some
Just a word of caution about
this equipment buying. Are you
sure that you and the equipment
are going to be congenial-You
see, taking on a major piece of
equipment is a good deal like
plunging into the holy state of
matrimony. You do not always
find out until afterwards just what
you have taken on.
Some twenty years ago, we pur-
chased a Matheson picking ma-
chine. Ever since then, that ma-
erally. Of course it ended raking;
it also ended the sale of floats,
since it crushes half the underber-
ries. The machine dictated my fer-
tilizer program, since it likes up-
rights to be about so long. By
doing good pruning and in combi-
nation with diligent trash-boating,
it has practically eliminated sand-
ing. It has dictated the shape and
size of sections to eliminate the
cut-up nuisance sections. I could
go on and on. The thing takes
more humoring than a wife.
major piece of equipment or have,
say, a fleet of jalopies. A good
jalopy-and-plank man will even reshape
all the shores around his
bog so that he can drive on and
across anywhere. That other man
who splurged on a power shovel-
almost everything he does is colored
by the fact that he has that
shovel available at no cost but
gas. The man with the railroad,
already happily (?) married to it,
uses it on small stuff which jalopies
could do cheaper.
I did wonders with a bog railroad
in the '30's and occasionally since.
But the thing has laid idle for the
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if
........... ~
TIDbanks,
i.h the bh
senshftional new
provasiest t steerg and i you'vtros
, perating.. . new,
_^^ AUMMUU^MI
~~and f^vertical ,^AABA^^singl~the
thi nsU *IBI m llll^
ROTARY TILLER
Withvthie sensational new bll and cam differential
Here it is-Ariens new heavy duty TRANS-A-MATIC Tiller
with a revolutionary new power drive principle in its ball and
cam differential with automatic lock and unlock .-.. new im-
proved operating controls . new, instantaneous horizontal
and vertical single lever handlebar adjustment ... new tiller
drive and ine desin... new snap-lock depth control. Two
e you
models: 8.1 h.p. Wis. engine-20" tillage; 14.1 h.p. Wis.
engine--28" tillage. See Ariens TRANS-A-MATIC Tiller
Ibefore you buyi-you'll be glad you did!
ARIENS COMPANY
207 CALUMET STREET BRILLION, WISCONSIN
Foqurt
llast five years because I have not
happened to have both the help and
money operate
uthe to it at the
same time. And I have a world of
coming from to turfup the ditch
and to do the thousand and
one things that have to be done by
and until science gets a bit further
along with the mechanical
man.
Of course I know just what I
would like to have in the way of
a new wonder machine, and if I
cant just lay my hands on the
money to buy it and to operate it,
I am ready to walk up the aisle
again. This is the trouble with
thw e wonder machines. You
new
cannot rent them for a "trial mar-
riage" period, because they are so
scarce. It has to be "for better or
wo for rse." It is true that a dis
carded machine cannot collect ali
mony, unless you bought it on
time. But it may be expensive to
divorce any machine. I can clearly
laremembersosing two thou-
d in isropp
over
sand dollars in disposing o.f
equime
Ar s t in r tha t
e you ways
you cannot change one or two of
them if necessary? Then try to
get along as you always have. For
almost any piece of equipment
which you can add will make it
advisable for you to change some,
if not many, details of your operations
in the most unexpected
ways. If you do not do so, you
are not getting full returns from
the equipment.
But if you are willing to let a
-machine boss you; if you are will-
ing to humor its least whim and al-
ter your whole life accordingly,
by all means choose carefully and
then go all the way.
-Russell A. Trufant
Eatnovr Has
asHI
EXatmot
New Container
Lester Haines, General Manager
of Eatmor Cranberries, Inc.,
said this week that he believes
the three purpose wirebound
cranberry crate developed by his
organization and used last season
in Wisconsin is the ideal container
for cranberries.
He predicted that the new wire-
bound crate, already enthusiastic-
ally received by major terminal
market receivers, will play an important
role in the future distribution
of cranberries. The wire-
bound crate is designed to hold 25
lbs. of bulk berries, 24-1 lb. cello
bags or consumer cartons.
Working with packaging engineers,
Haines helped design the
wirebound crate which he feels
will offer the cranberry industry
MAKE SURE YOUR
the following prncipal adva.-
tages.
1. Easeto assemble, pack and
load.
2. Increased pallet capacity by
permitting higher stacking.
3. More adequate ventilation
and refrigeration.
4. The outside cleats provide
hand-holds which enable more ef-
ficient handling,
Itis Haines' opinion that use
f the wirbound ate ea
ly reduce, if not eliminate, damage
aused by deay.
Terminal market receivers re
ported that the wirebound cran'
berry crate can be double palletized
without the danger of the
containers collapsing or berries
being crushed. This greatly reduces
handling costs and expands
the capacity of storage rooms, a
strong economic factor to the
A LAN i
WAT HIT l
Pumped directly onto bog through a spray
nozzle.
PETROLEUM SALES & SERVICE, Inc.
Hedge Road -Plymouth, Mass.
Phone Plymouth 1499
STONE & FORSYTH
COMPANY
Manufacturers of
pW Paper
Folding
R1
Boxes
.. —_--
;
105 SPRING ST. EVERETT, MASS
Tel. EV 7 -1240 -1241 -1242
Fifteen
NEXT TRUCK HAS AN
UP-TO-DATE ENGINE
Go modern!
Go short-stroke!
Go Ford!
CGall 4 0 !
See Our Display at Spring
Equipment Show of Cape Cod
Cranberry Growers' Association
in April at Wareham.
nc.
H.A.SUDDARD
H.A.SUDDARD Inc.
Elm St., Wareham, Mass.
Tel. Wareham 643
The above is a sign appearing on the NCA canning plant at Onset, Massachusetts on the main Cape highway.
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Approximately 100 cranberry
growers from Southwestern Oregon
ga thered the of March
evening
15th to hearofficials of National
E Glover, president.
I_ .new ~James
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SPRING MEETING
The Cape Cod Cranberry Grow
ers' Association held its spring _ L CITY
meeting at Wareham Memorial
Town Hall on April 21. This included
the usual cranberry equip-Brings you the best in
ment show. There was a speaking
program, entertainment, talks, a
supper. A special program was service and convenience
given for the ladies of the cranberry
industry in the afternoon.
Members of the committee in
charge included Dr. F. B. Chandler
of the Cranberry Experiment Sta-l n F tr C
tion, chairman, Ferris C. Waite, lymouth County Electric Co
NCA. Ralph Thacher, Chester Robbins,
J. Richard Beattie, Massachusetts
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Chester E. Cross, director of the
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Cranberry•
StatiOnand Fiel otes
by J. RICHARD BEATTIE :
Extension (Cranberry Specialist!
Recent visitors to the State Bog
have seen some r e m a r k a b 1e
changes in its general appearance.
Three long dikes have been nearly
completed which sub-divide the bog
into four sections. A large shore
canal is being built to carry the
water to these areas. Flumes will
soon be installed so that the water
on each section can be handled in-
dependently of each other. We will
soon be in a position to conduct
some controlled experiments on
water management which has been
needed for many years.
For example, studies on the pro-
per handling of the flood waters
during the winter months can be
made. "Early water" versus "late
water" can be compared under con-
trol experiments. We need further
data on flash flooding during per-
iods of severe droughts. The pos-
sibility of "water raking" can be
investigated. These and many more
studies can now be made under
carefully controlled conditions. This
has long been the hope of Dr. Cross
and his staff as well as many
growers. We would like to a-p.
growers. We 'would like to ac-
knowledge at this time the excel-
lent work of Darrell Shepherd of
the Soil Conservation Service who
has been responsible for much of
the engineering and planning of
this particular construction pro-
ject. Mr. Shepherd has been ably
assisted by Oscar Johnson, Arnold
Lane, and Lloyd French. Mr.
French is with the Soil Conserva-
tion Service in Plymouth County.
Frost Season
The frost season is here again
and arrangements have been com-
pleted to send out frost warnings
Station Place Dial
A.M.
over the telephone and radio. The
Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' As-
sociation is again sponsoring the
telephone relay system. It is a
splendid service and one that
should receive greater grower sup-
port. There was a definite increase
in the number of subscribers last
year and we hope that a trend in
this respect has been established.
The following radio schedule sup-
plements the telephone frost warn-
ing service:
The Preliminary Keeping Quality
Forecast was prepared April 1 and
has been mailed tothe growers
through the County Agents offices.
It reads as follows: "Weather data
through March indicates fair to
poor keeping quality for early-
water cranberries in 1955. Growers
who have bogs that tend to produce
weak or tender fruit should con-
sider late holding of the flood or
spraying with fungicides during
bloom. "The need for high quality
fruit is obvious." It is essentially
the same as a year ago and certain-
ly the results justified that fore-
cast. The Final Keeping Quality
Forecast will be released early in
June. They are intended only as
guides and to that extent they
have been most helpful to the
growers who have used them.
It has been called to our atten
tion that the recommendations in
the new chart outlining the use
of dieldrin, aldrin, and heptachlor
for the control of grubs are not
as clear as they might be. We
would like to suggest the following
re-wording of these recommenda-
tions: Add 2-3/4 qts. of dieldrin
emulsifiable concentrate containing
peetsemulsifiable concentrate containing
Afternoon Evening
F.M.
WEEI Boston 590 K 103.3 mg. 2:00 9:30
WBZ Boston 1030 K 92.9 mg. 2:30 9:00 Sun.-Fri.
9:30 Sat.
WOCB W. Yarmouth 1240 K 94.3 mg. 3:00 9:30
WBSM New Bedford 1230 K 97.3 mg. 3:30 9:00
—1--/2 lbs. per gallon to 100 gallons
of water and apply 800-1000 gal-
ions per acre, or add 2 qts. of
'aldrin or heptachlor containing
2 Ibs. per gallon to 100 gallons of
water and apply 800-1000 gallons
per acre. Professor. "Bill" Tomlin
son has found that it requires ap
proximately 10 lbs. of actual ma
terial per acre toget the desired
1results and these formulations are
based on his studies.
Dr. F. B. Chandler is doing some
very interesting work on drainage.
He has been experimenting with
perforated plastic pipe which can
be drawn through the bog soil by
means of special equipment. The
cost is very reasonable and it
would seem that this new technique
should relieve the drainage prob
lm on many bogs. Growers inter
ested would do well to discuss this
work with Dr. Chandler.
Irving Demoranville and "Joe"
Kelley have been making some
very careful analysis of berries
stored under various conditions.
While this study is preliminary in
nature the results so far have been
very enlightening. More work in
this field has been planned by Dr.
Cross and the results should add
considerably to our knowledge.
Frank Crandon, President of the
Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' As
ociation, announces that the
Spring Meeting of the Association
will be held April 21 at the Wareham
Town Hall beginning at 1:30
mn. The program will be some-
deet f ree e
different fro recent years.
It is designed to be of interest to
the women folk as well as the men
and will feature a special evening
of entertainment for all membeZrs
f the family.
n A A1
eron sw ty
Cranberry Specialist and Grower
B. S. M. S. University of Wisconsin
EAGLE RIVER, WISCONSIN
1. Growers supplies of all kinds
2. Vines for sale: Searls, Jumbo,
Howes McFarlin. All highest
quality-state inspected.
3. Hail insurance
. Hail insuan
4. Management and consultation by
year or individual assignment.
5. Interested purchasing cranberry
properties in Wisconsin.
6. Custom marsh work of any nature.
Three
April Brothers.,
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J. The new building with 126,000
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IMTHE SPEE-DEE FILLER IS accommodate 120,000 cases of cran-
SMOOTH & QUIET, LOW IN berry sauce.
' lll ~ ~The expansion is the result of
PRICE and UP-KEEP, TOO. increased production schedules set
up to keep pace with growing sales
Fills 28 to 48 to more pacakages for the new line. In the short space
per minute. of one year Eatmor Crnaberry
,fl f rSauce has gained a sizeable share
of the national market. According
SPEE-DEE FILLER to Morris April, president of the
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firm, prospects for the up-coming
season are "very bright."
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1816 W. 74th St. Chicago 36, Ill. arose when the firm added new
canning facilities last fall. In ad-
Also distributors of CMC Automatic Cartoner dition to providing much-needed
storage space the new building features
modern loading docks for
April's fleet of trucks. The old
~T:5 ~is1:1 T RD D1C8 RD area, indicates,
WCe loading April will . Y.LO1e1 a XI rll Ll | be used for another canning line.
Lnl
is the best cranberry picker we have ever built. F
Farm CCosts Decline
Agricultural Secretary Benson
Our newest teeth (or tines) eliminates all bruisingthinks Secretary 19
farmer Beno
and are so strong as to make breakage a rare occasion. i e cose to the 1 ee e
will be close to the 1954 level. He
adds farmers' costs are starting to
Our new handle-controlled depth gage regulates sow some decline.
the heighth of the teeth above the ground at a moments
notice, so that it makes no difference if your vines are
low along the shore or rank in the center. Dodge "JOB-RATED" Truck
Our new striper device, mounted on the redesigned Trucks that fit the job
conveyor, practically eliminates plugging, due to And a Better Deal for the
humps or whorls left in your bog by handscooping.
Man at the Wheel.
There are fifteen other changes over last year's SE
fine model, involving better drive, better clutching, SE
larger shafts and bearings, improved balance and HAVE MORE
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Issue of April 1955 -Vol. 19 No. 12
Published monthly at The Courier Print Shop, Main St., Wareham, Massachusetts. Subscribtion, $3.00 per year.
Entered as second-class matter January 26, 1943, at the post-o ffice at Wareham, Massachusetts, under the Act of March 3, 1878
FRESH FROM THE FIELDS
MASSACHUSETTS
April Drier, Warmer
Precipitation up to April 20th
was 1.08 inches, a little below
was ihes, a bow
normal. TeAverage for the mon
month to the same date were con-
month to the same date were con-
siderably a rm
degrees a day. Warmest day
the month was the 12th with a
78 degree and the coldest the
9th with a 28. These readings were
taken in the shelter at the State
~~Bog.
No Frost Warnings
No frost warnings had been
given up to the same date.
Keeping Quality
If the entire month of April
remains dry it will aid in keeping
quality and a littl cooler weather
would also help, in the opinion of
Dr. Cross.
March Sunshine
March sunshine was good, but
the sunshine in this month is not
a very important factor. Next
month, May, it is of considerable
value if sufficient.
NEW JERSEY
NYE JERSE
Dr. Chester Cross visited the
Double Trouble bogs at Toms River
and spoke to the Ocean County
Cranberry Club on the evening of
April 14. Dr. Cross presented a
strong case for holding the winter
flood until May 20 or June 1 (in
Massachusetts), if this is combined
with frequent drainage of the flood
during the winter when the wea-
ther is not severely cold. He com-
mended Dr. Bergman for his con-
tribution to the cranberry industry
in regard to oxygen deficiency
injury.
Joseph Palmer of Tuckerton has
been made manager of the exten-
sive Switlik bogs. Mr. Palmer also
has his own bogs at Wading River.
March Weather
According to the records at e
Cranberry and Blueberry Research
Laboratory, March was just a lit-
t above normal in rainfall and
temperature. The rainfall for the
month was 4.66 inches compared
with a normal of 3.59 inches. The
average temperature was 42.8 de-
grees compared with a normal of
~42.1
degrees.
There were only two days with
the maximum temperature reach-
ing 70 degrees or abov (73 degrees
on the 10th and 70 dgrees on the
11th). There was a cold period
when the minimum for the night
fell to 14 degrees on the 7th and
15degrees on the 8th. There was
another cold wave when the mini-
mum fell to 19 degrees on the
20th. Fortunately each of these
cold periods was preceded by 2
days of cool weather with cold
nights so that buds had a chance
to harden.
WISCONSIN
—
Warehouses Burned
The Warehouses of William J.
Harkner, Millston, Wisconsin was
totally destroyed by fire on the
morning of March 10th. This is
the fourth warehouse in the south-
ern area to be destroyed by fire
in the last eighteen months. Each
loss was covered by insurance,
Last of March Cold
A total of eleven inches of snow
fell on the cranberry areas on Mar.
21 and 22. The southern marshes
had been free of snow for about a
week prior, but the northern
WiS —
Compiled by C.J. H
marshes had eight to ten inches
of snow when the storm hit. This
was the heaviest fall of the season.
The last of March found temper
atures averaging ten degrees be
low normal. The entire month had
average temperatures, but above
normal. The entire month had
nomal The entire month had
average temperatures, but above
normal precipitation in the form
of rain and snow. Reservoirs were
reported filing in mid-March.
Chances of Oxygen Deficiency
And Winterkill
With the possible chance of vine
injury from oxygen deficiency,
water was being pulled from under
the ice and snow the latter part
of March. Tests had shown oxygen
falling dangerously low.
More Growers Returned From
Winter Vacations
Most growers have returned
from their winter vacations and
are now busily planning their
marsh operations for the coming
year.
WASHINGTON
March a Wet Month
Weather during the month of
March was rather wet. With the
exception of about a week it rained
most of the time. During this
period the temperature dipped low.
The maximum for the month was
59 degrees F. and the minimum was
21 degrees. The averages respec
tively were around 46F. and 36F.
The percent of relative humidity
varied from 100 percent down to 32
percent, with an average of approximately
60 percent.
Herbicide Applications
At the Experiment Station at
Long Beach spring fertilizer applications
have been made, and a
FPlw
scalped area for planting has been
prepared and there have been a
few herbicide applications. The in-
tention is to wait and apply some
of the new herbicides when weeds
emerge.
Extensive work is planned this
season for control of "Winterkill."
On a few plots, Phygon, Fermate
and Captan showed some promise
Isolations and inoculations are still
being made to determine cause.
Plots have been made to determine
if nutrition is a factor. No recom-
mendations have been made as yet.
' .
OREGON
Cold Spring, Rain Short
It has been a cold spring here,
with consequent little advancement
of the coming crop. There were
frosts April 4th and 15th. The
rain supply is short for the year.
Sanding by Pump
L. M. Kranick sanded his bog
with a sand pump, using small pon-
toons to float the pipe which car-
ried the 'sand filled with water.
The sand settled well, making a
good, even layer.
'
Putting the Bee
In Cranberries
—
(Reprinted with special permission
from "Report from Rutgers" publication
of the State University of New Jersey.)
A busy Rutgers scientist and
millions of even busier bees make
up a brains-plus-brawn combina-
tion that could have meant New
Jersey's biggest cranberry crop in
history this fall-and a long-term
outlook for cranberry production
as dazzling at the iridesence of the
wings of the bees themselves.
The bees did their part, but the
weatherman didn't. The heaviest
'set' of blossoms in the history of
the Jersey cranberry business was
lost by the dry weather and the
encouragement it gave to a cranberry
blight called 'scald'.
Entomologist Robert S. Filnmer
of the State University's Agricultural
Experiment Station is the
man whose continuing research
showed that the low 16-barrel-per
acre Jersey crop (Massachusetts
gets 2 Wisconsin 54) was prig
manly due to sub-par pollinat
of the cranberry blossoms by the
honey bees who do man this favor
Dr. Filmer examines a blueberry bush.
Six
while providing for their own in-friends the bees could have pushed
terest. the state average above 20 barrels Minot Food
Wild h o n e yb e e s, traditional per acre for the first time. And
helpers of Jersey growers, have that's only the beginning. Some-
Packers Expand
been diminishing as controlled day, the Rutgers scientist predicts,
burning and other advanced for-100 barrels will be possible -a Minot Food Packers, Inc., has
estry practices have reduced the seven-time multiplication of this announced the purchase of the ad-
underbrush which typically sur-$1,750,000' Jersey crop.--. ...
rounds most of the b'ogs. Its a combination that figures joining American Can Company
It's a combination that fgures
It's . comlbina8tion Ith .l... ~ building in Bridgeton, N. J. The
Put back the bees and they'll to make everyone happy. The J. The
put back the berries. That was honeybees consider cranberry pol-building, formerly a warehouse,
Dr. Filmer's advice. Experimental ln a delicacy. Dr. Filmer